All puzzles are cut with a scroll saw. Many take hours to complete which includes designing, sanding, cutting, sanding and painting. Image puzzles are much easier to prepare!

NEW PUZZLES

Circle au natural

$250Description:No stain, no paint, just a light coat of polyurethane on the front side. Could be a problem telling back from front. 251 pieces (11.5 diameter circle)Materials:Polyurethane (water based)

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Particle tree

$60Description:Image generated using an artist program called particles. I think it is a pretty neat image of a grasses scene with a tree. It appears to be floating in the sky. 6x6, 90 pieces.Materials:Image.

$125Description:I may have some other takes on my 2 cents but for this one there are two cent coins (with cent mark) connected together, one copper, one gold and with a connector at the top with the word MY cut out. 10 x 5.5 inches, 143 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

$40Description:Seems I'm all about crabs, starfish and seahorses, so here is another starfish but with a newly regenerated leg and one that has almost healed. 5x5, 49 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

$40Description:Well, I think it looks like a canon. Each piece was painted red, white and blue. This is a "green puzzle", one made from wood that might have been discarded. 4x4, 49 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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Crab leftovers

$40Description:This little puzzle is from wood that remained after cutting the shapes of two crabs facing each other. 64 small stained pieces of a strange shape. If you look closely you can see the missing crab parts. 3x4 inchesMaterials:Water based stains.

$100Description:This is a photo taken with my zoom lens and cropped in photogshop. The photo is a really well done Congo costume. Would appear easy to assemble but many areas are very similar. 118 piecesMaterials:Image

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Long haired dachshund

$125Description:I had a commission for a dachshund but I didn't know it was the short haired type. I had made this one before it was communicated to me. See I do love the spiral shapes, all 107 pieces.Materials:Stain.

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Hair Dryer

$200Description:I doodle, I doodle but it became a hair dryer shape all on its own.Materials:Water based stains, triple thick glaze finish.

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The shade tree - 83 pieces, Italian poplar

$100Description:Black with some hints of color, a very unique puzzle, elegant.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy resin.

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Gravity west hemi

$200Description:Gravity anomaly map of the western hemisphere, a Nasa image.Materials:Photo, epoxy resin finish.

$80Description:Tracking? Wood burning that resembles RR tracks which wander all over this heart. A wood burned heart and the letters I LOVE U appear at the bottom right. I really like this one. 78 piecesMaterials:Stains, wood burning, acrylic paint, ttg.

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Catalina y Pilar (catapillar)

$250Description:Two intermingled "catapillars". Because the pieces just butt against one another I magnetized them.Materials:Acrylic paint, polyurethane, magnets. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Inner works

$100Description:You might say why so much for a 15 piece puzzle? This is one of my favorite creations. Influence? Diana Kaiser, beautiful use of blending paints and puzzles. Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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84st onlookers

$90Description:This is a photo taken during the 2013 Carnaval de Barranquilla at a parade on 84th street. I think it is the last parade of Carnaval. It shows a very mixed crowd with twin boys excited to see every crazy thing. 143 pieces.Materials:Image.

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Colorful intersections

$150Description:Notice the little bits of white at the intersections. This is an image created with Inkscape and printed. The bright colors reflect the flag colors of a number of countries. 8 x 7 inches - 98 piecesMaterials:Printed image. Wooden jigsaw puzzle

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crazy spotted turtle

$250Description:I've had requests to do a turtle so I did 3 of a pattern for craft fairs. Then I went crazy with this one with many spots. I also tried to make if difficult. 11" X 10"Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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Bluesy heart

$60Description:Hearts with curls series, shades of blue. What can I say about a blue heart? 58 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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Happy Bear

$40Description:Well, I have to do something cute once in a while. 50 pieces.Materials:Stains, non-stained. TTG.

$250Description:I like the idea of a borderless puzzle. This is what I have come up with, a puzzle in which the exterior and interior pieces are very similar. If you look closely, you can see the spiral shape. 219 pieces.Materials:Water based stains, acrylics, polyurethane.

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Golden heart

$80Description:Hearts with curls series, golden heart with red streaks! Do you have a heart of gold? Streaks of red - jealously? 92 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

$250Description:Follow the curves of this colored puzzles. A beautiful piece measuring approximately 11.5 x 10.5 inches. Sometimes inspiration comes slowly and this puzzle took 8 months. Each piece stained in immediately painted so you can still see the grain of the wood. Blue ribbon winner of 2013 Montgomery VillaMaterials:Water based stain, acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle

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Hurricane X - 226 pieces

$300Description:Every summer the weather channel shows us radar images of the big storms. This is my take of one of the radar images.Materials:Acrylic paint, sesame seeds for texture, ttg.

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Circles and polygons

$150Description:A creation after a series called circles. I added some polygons to break up the circles. Circles have polygon knobs, polygons have lobular knobs. 12"x 11"Materials:Stains with acrylic paints, ttg.

$150Description:The idea for this puzzle came from a piece of hanging art I saw at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC. It quickly became apparent that it was nothing like that piece of art. The depressions resemble fingerprints.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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Starry Illusion

$90Description:Illusion? Look at it for a while.Materials:Print, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$200Description:The idea was to make separated puzzles with the separation being lava flowing from a small mountain in the middle.Materials:Acrylic paint, water based polyurethane, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Yeah, the sky is falling

$75Description:Idea taken from wall hangings seen in Colombia. Best as a pair. Mixing increases difficulty. To me, a man looking at the sky in amazement. 127 pieces.Materials:Water-based stains, ttg.

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Hey, look the sky is falling

$75Description:Idea taken from wall hangings seen in Colombia. Best as a pair. Mixing increases difficulty. To me, a man looking at the sky in amazement. 110 pieces.Materials:Water-based stains, ttg.

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Baby duplicates

$50Description:A pair of puzzles, a double cut, interchangeable pieces. I wanted to try stack cutting so they had to painted differently.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy resin each piece after cutting.

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Blue Love

$30Description:The arrow penetrating this heart is blue. What does that mean?Materials:Acrylic paint, ttg.

$100Description:3 puzzles in one, play one or mix and assemble them all. Made from 3/8 inch plywood. Recently refinished. This puzzle is perfect to display on a table in your home. It measures 11.5 " X 11.5". I think it is a beautiful piece of art.Materials:Water based stains, polyurethane.

$80Description:I "saw" these eyes. I could see a puzzle in them so I sawed around what I could see with these eyes. A crazy cat, a cat and a bat.Materials:Acrylic paint, "eyes", epoxy resin.

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The slanted edge

$42Description:Old puzzle finally finished. All cuts on an angle, different! Not much of a challenge but intersting art.Materials:Acrylic paint, polyurethane.

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Three deer - stained

$100Description:We have a lot of "wild" deer that visit the back yards during the night and eat everything. This puzzle is a tribute to my annoying but cute neighbors.Materials:Water based stains, polyurethane.

$150Description:Outline from hex based black scorpion but more complex pieces with swirls. A prettier presentation.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Black Scorpion

$150Description:Based on connected hexagons a scorpion appears. I tried this 60 piece puzzle and it took me at least an hour to reassemble.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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The Art of Hidden Lines and Arcs.

$150Description:The best "art" of the new puzzles. Follow the ends of the extensions and see a straight line or arc.Materials:Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Brown Seahorse

$250Description:One of many large seahorses, all different.Materials:Magnetic wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paints imbedded in the epoxy covered pieces.

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Rotating Snakes.

$200Description:A puzzle that contains the work of Akiyoshi KITAOKA who is the master of illusion in my opinion. A puzzle cut along lines of the illusion. Materials:Print, epoxy, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Solar palms

$150Description:I have this parrot that has similar puzzle connections so I wanted to try a puzzle this way. Completely interlocking, can hold in the air from any point.Materials:Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Mushroom

$250Description:One of my personal favorites. Part of the idea came from a former co-worker but most of it was just another doodle.Materials:Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stains, 100% Imagination dust!

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Octopus

$250Description:I wanted something different than seahorses so I found a way to cut non perfect circles or circle parts to create the octopus.Materials:Magnetic wooden jigsaw, acrylic paint.

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Knobbed polys

$100Description:An old puzzle used for webpage header.Materials:Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$300Description:I wanted to show dramatic contrast with a polygonal shape, in this case - diamonds in a creative setting.Materials:Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, stain, wb-polyurethane.

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Scorpion

$250Description:On my scorpion/lobster kick. These large pieces are a bit tricky to line up since the edges resemble the inside lines. Changes color depending on light and direction being viewed.Materials:Acrylic paints, candy sprinkles in wb-polyurethane, interference paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$150Description:For some reason I like the blended yellow-orange paints and wiggly edges to make solving more difficult. Takes about 40 minutes to solve.Materials:Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Orange Abstract

$200Description:I did 3 of these abstract type puzzles and the blue one went fast. What shapes do you see?Materials:Magneitc wooden jigsaw, acrylic paint, epoxy.

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Card Table

$150Description:Didn't we all get caught up in the poker fad?Materials:Water based stain and polyurethane, playing cards. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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199

$200Description:199 Pieces. I wanted to do some snake like shapes. The small puzzles take about 30 minutes. Mix them all and ??Materials:Water based stains and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Goldilocks

$200Description:This puzzle is a continuation of the polygonal idea but made with small simple polygons.Materials:Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, water based stains, wb-polyurethane.

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Magnetic stars

$200Description:A doodle that should have been a carving but I don't do carvings.Materials:Acrylic paint topped with epoxy, magnets inserted in the rear! Ouch. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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The Shield

$100Description:The puzzle part of the shield has a layered painting technique. I ask people what can they see in the puzzle, answer - many things.Materials:Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Elegance

$200Description:Something simple, well I really don't know how simple it would be to get all the triangles back correctly.Materials:Blended acrylics. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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SOLD PUZZLES

Texture plus

$0 (SOLD)Description:It took me a while but I have created another textured puzzle. Quite a bit of work involved since each piece is textured and stained/painted individually. My estimate is about 20 hours for this puzzle. If anyone is interested in a textured puzzle please contact me since this one is no longer availabMaterials:Water based stains mixed with acrylic paint, triple thick glaze finish.

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Knobbed butterfly - 58 pieces

$125 (SOLD)Description:Very colorful similar to another butterfly. This one made with puzzlers in miind therefore no real border to start on. Cruel I know! Oh yeah, the back is painted too!Materials:Acrylic paint, triple thick glaze finish.

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Sword

$300 (SOLD)Description:Double sided sword (doble edge?) 172 piece puzzle cut in Cocobolo wood with nice contrasting coloration. Can be picked up and held vertically from the blade point or from the handle.Materials:Wenge wood, polyurethane. Wooden Jigsaw puzzle.

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Horseshoes - 354 pieces

$0 (SOLD)Description:A very colorful puzzle based on several "horseshoe shaped" pieces. Total piece count is 354 and each was painted individually. Many nice shapes, beautiful puzzle.Materials:Acrylic paint, triple thick glaze finish.

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Cactus - 117 pieces

$250 (SOLD)Description:I've heard that cactus' grow out west so I could only use my imagination to create one of my own. Of course my is a potted variety.Materials:Acrylic paint with ttg finish.

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Golden brown mushroom

$300 (SOLD)Description:A puzzle that never got photographed? Thanks Washington Post and more precisely Ben Tankersly for taking this photo. Originally a doodle, cut in 3/8 inch plywood with many spiral pieces, approximately 11 x 11 inches.Materials:Water-based stains, some acrylic paint, polyurethane.

$150 (SOLD)Description:Here is something different in my puzzle creations. I purchased a graphicsfactory.com image, enlarged it and traced around the edges on wood. After appropriate sanding I stained the facial area and painted the rest with acrylic paint. Finally I cut it into 161 pieces. It is finished with a couple ofMaterials:Acrylic paint, water-based stain and polyurethane

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square spiral

$300 (SOLD)Description:This piece had such beauty in the natural wood that I couldn't bear to cover it up. Since I have an affair with the spiral puzzle piece I decided to square one of, sort of. 203 piecesMaterials:Stains. ttg.

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Pair of hearts

$80 (SOLD)Description:A pair of colorful hearts. Individually $50 but the pair can be had for just $80.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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The heart of the spiral

$200 (SOLD)Description:Originally a doodle and it very closely resembles this doodle. A large spiral appears in a losse heart shape. Materials:Water based stains, triple thick glaze finish.

$250 (SOLD)Description:Lovers and cardiac patients adore hearts. This one was dumpped during an art show and a piece disappeared. I have replaced the piece and intentionally left the color slightly different. History!Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Nine Hearts

$400 (SOLD)Description:Puzzles within a puzzle. Nine heart puzzles in a larger heart puzzles. Made from 3/8 inch birch plywood and stained with various stains. Each puzzle has different shapes. Measures 15 inches across and almost 12 inches from top to bottom.Materials:Water based stains, polyurethane.

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Flowing Reversible

$150 (SOLD)Description:Stained on one side, painted on the other, can you flip it over? A slight influence by Diana Kaiser on this puzzle as well.Materials:Acrylic paint, water based stain, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Set of Blue backed Starfish

$200 (SOLD)Description:The series of blue backed starfish. All can be picked up by a star tip. All with different cuts. Special price for the group. Two small starfish and two medium starfish.Materials:Acrylic paint, interference paint, candy sprinkles, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Flowertower of hearts

$50 (SOLD)Description:A vine or flower of hearts to make you happy. 62 piecesMaterials:Acrylic paints.

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Mend a broken heart

$0 (SOLD)Description:Two tray puzzles. Separate them and the heart is broken. Put them together and it is mended! Yipee.Materials:Acrylic paint.

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Blue and Gold Fan

$300 (SOLD)Description:Influenced by photos of puzzles made by Diana Kaiser provided to me by master jigsaw cutter John Stokes (www.custompuzzlecraft.com). Modification, repainted.Materials:Acrylic paint, water based polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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striped turtle

$50 (SOLD)Description:Just playing with this pattern and wow...love this one.8" x 6"Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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yellow orange seahorse

$50 (SOLD)Description:Another seahorse from a pattern but I was tired of the blues and greens. 7" x 3"Materials:Acrylic paint, ttg.

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Red and bleu crab

$75 (SOLD)Description:Perhaps the first of a crab series? Have you ever seen a red and blue crab? Definitely not the blue crab of Maryland and Virginia. 64 pieces.Materials:Acrylic paints, ttg.

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Veins of gold - 171 pieces

$250 (SOLD)Description:I wanted to contrast black and gold and everyone likes Gold. The twist here is that there are tapered flanges that surround the ball of black.Materials:Acrylic paint, a lot of sanding the flanges, ttg.

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Found heart

$75 (SOLD)Description:Across the street I found a plastic heart so I thought I can do something with that. This small puzzle is a very interesting piece of art in my opinion.Materials:Plastic heart, acrylic paint, sand, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$250 (SOLD)Description:Did you know that hearts grow from other hearts? Well in this piece of jigsaw art they do! Magenta and yellow heart pieces are connected by green and blue stems. If picked up by the top heart the side branches bend down, looks neat. Interlocking.Materials:Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$200 (SOLD)Description:The dolphin inspires me as much as it does to other people. This set of 3 dolphins and the heads of 2 dolphins peering up at the other 3 are made of stained pieces with the majority of the pieces missing their interior. 113 interlocking pieces, could put them on your wall. (11 x 11 inches)Materials:Stained pieces, centers removed. Wooden jigsaw puzzle

$200 (SOLD)Description:This puzzle pattern was cut about 3 months before I got the inspiration for the cutting style and size of the pieces I'd use. Shouldn't be difficult if you pay attention.Materials:Rosewood stain (wb), polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Multi-Headed Worm

$200 (SOLD)Description:Similar type puzzle to the brown and white but with rounded edges. Completely INTERLOCKING, thus it can be picked up as one piece.Materials:Red mahogany stain (wb), polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Lake Marion in Autumn (whoops-upside down!)

$100 (SOLD)Description:Lake Marion is near my home. It is a great place to take photographs. This one is in the autumn. 200 pieces (7.5 x 10 inches).Materials:Printed image.

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Reflective Colors

$150 (SOLD)Description:Big influence by the Colombia artist Elmar. I love the colors and covered with epoxy makes for a very attractive piece.Materials:Metallic acrylic paints, polyurethane, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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62 Piece Starfish

$75 (SOLD)Description:I've considered continuing my starfish line with several this size or a bit larger. I love this puzzle. Pieces are small, 62 in total.Materials:Metallic acrylic paints, glass beads, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Perfect Circle

$350 (SOLD)Description:I consider this to be my best scroll sawing effort to date. A genuine piece of art.Materials:Water based stain and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$300 (SOLD)Description:5 interconnected colorful circles, cut and glued back together after painting. The idea of the circles came from a Christmas ornament pattern I saw and liked.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Zig Zag

$150 (SOLD)Description:A creation from a doodle. I hope to make a larger puzzle with from the same doodle but with a different style of cutting.Materials:Acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$300 (SOLD)Description:I've been wanting to do a puzzle with contrast staining and I think curves really express the contrast. At ArtOmatic, this puzzle appeared to be the most popular.Materials:Water-based stains and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Cloudy Starfish

$75 (SOLD)Description:# 4 of a series of 4 blue backed starfish, all with different cuts.Materials:Acrylic paint, interference paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Crazy cat

$0 (SOLD)Description:Wow, this creation existed as one piece for over a year before being cut. Has interesting features in the texture of the face.Materials:Acrylic paint, epoxy. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Pastels

$150 (SOLD)Description:Just in one of those moods where simple color was all I needed.Materials:Water based stains mixed with acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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3 Pointers

$250 (SOLD)Description:I wanted a square knobbed polygonal puzzle and this is what came out.Materials:Water based stains, polyurethane, acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Just Playing

$50 (SOLD)Description:I have long had the small circles cut for a prior project that didn't work out. I decided to try to cut wild pieces! Result!Materials:Water based stains, polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$300 (SOLD)Description:While photographing some dragonflies I thought it would be cool to make a puzzle of a dragonfly. It took about 6 months to perfect the technique for transparent pieces with good support. I also wanted to get the irridescent colors of dragonflies when light hits their bodeis and wings.Materials:Wings-epoxy, sprinkles, interference paints. Body-acrylic paint, gorilla glue, interference paints. Head-acrylic and interference paints, glass beads. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Small Seahorse

$300 (SOLD)Description:Don't we all like seahorses? One of my favorites, originally not magnetized but was a bear to keep together.Materials:Epoxy, magnets. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$75 (SOLD)Description:Ho-ho-ho, Santa was grinding coffee when a dog started chewing on his boot, he fell over spilling paints all over it, then he gave it to ME. Took me 1.5 hours to put this puzzle together.Materials:Glue and coffee topped with acrylic paint and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Magnetic Leaves

$250 (SOLD)Description:A doodle (can you believe that?)that became a puzzle.Materials:Magnetic wooden jigsaw, each piece individually colored with a mixture of acrylics and Gorilla glue.

$150 (SOLD)Description:I doodle a lot and this was one of them. The doodle didn't exactly look like this puzzle.Materials:Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paints, contains LIFE.

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Woodstocker

$200 (SOLD)Description:This is another doodle that just happen to resemble Charlie Brown's pet bird.Materials:Water based stains and acrylic paints. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Five Flames

$250 (SOLD)Description:During the time period when I was making a few long thin curvy pieces. The surface of this puzzle is very smooth.Materials:Water based stain and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Spherical Junction

$250 (SOLD)Description:I'm a big fan of my tray puzzles but I wanted a bright one and one in which the border intruded into the puzzle area.Materials:Acrylic paints and polyurethane. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$150 (SOLD)Description:A doodle, more of a pastel mood in this creation.Materials:Acrylic paint. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

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Snowflake

$200 (SOLD)Description:Another favorite. Snow, hey I was born in the south where snow was rare. Snowflakes are beautiul, can't say the same for shovelling and driving in it!Materials:Acrylic paints dragged through the epoxy coating. Wooden jigsaw puzzle.

$250 (SOLD)Description:A local blue ribbon winner. A doodle initiated creation and after the puzzle was cut the paint was ordered to create lightning.Materials:Tray wooden jigsaw puzzle, acrylic paint.